Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
43
33
51
97
76
54
54
47
67
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
104
123
97
100
89
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM2.69m
9:35PM2.63m
10:20AM2.76m
10:52PM2.81m
11:37AM2.94m
Low Tide
2:26AM1.06m
3:15PM1.00m
3:55AM0.94m
4:36PM0.93m
5:10AM0.68m
5:41PM0.76m
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cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:05
9:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
17
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
13
13
12
15
14
13
10
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
6
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